Keystone pipeline

"The four (spills) were caused by issues related to the original design, manufacturing of the pipe, or construction of the pipeline," a report by the Government Accountability Office found.

The debate over the Keystone XL pipeline had its day.

"Overreaching and defying Congress will not be rewarded or succeed," Wednesday's letter from six state Attorneys General read in part.

President Joe Biden suspended the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline project on Wednesday, a controversial project that would have shipped hundreds of thousands of barrels of carbon-heavy oil from Canada to the U.S. daily.

"I wish I could say I was shocked, but a major spill from the Keystone pipeline is exactly what multiple experts predicted would happen," said a Greenpeace USA senior research specialist.

The lawsuits came on the heels of a lawsuit filed on Wednesday challenging other recent moves to undo Obama's climate change regulations.

The pipeline had been blocked by Obama, who said it would do nothing to reduce fuel prices for U.S. motorists and would contribute to emissions linked to global warming.

The move would mark the beginning of a process that could be lengthy. Approvals are needed from state regulators, and the project could face legal challenges.

The protest follows months of demonstrations in a remote part of North Dakota, where the Standing Rock Sioux tribe demonstrated in an attempt to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Greenpeace argued in its letter that Exxon Mobil would "directly and predictably" benefit from the approval of Keystone XL because the firm has investments in Canadian oil sands.

Protesters were set to gather in a number of U.S. cities on Wednesday, a day after the U.S. Army said in a legal filing it planned to cancel an environmental study and grant the final easement needed to complete the Dakota pipeline.

Protesters have rallied for months against plans to route the Dakota Access pipeline under a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, saying it threatened water resources and sacred Native American sites.

While oil producers in Canada and North Dakota are expected to benefit from a quicker route for crude oil to U.S. Gulf Coast refiners, a revival of the projects would mark a bitter defeat for Native American tribes and climate activists.

"The pipeline would not make a meaningful long-term contribution to our economy," the president said.

The controversial project now awaits an administration decision on whether to permit or deny it.

The world's third largest oil reservoir may never see the light of day.

The temporary injunction was prompted by a lawsuit from 70 landowners who don't want the pipeline on their property.

A final decision from the President could come as early as February.

The decision approves Transcanada's route through Nebraska, but might open a whole other can of worms for the company

The Nebraska Supreme Court's decision reversed a lower court that had blocked the proposal and cleared the way for a U.S. State Department ruling on the plan.

"It will create jobs for American and Canadian workers, it has the support of the Canadian and American people."

Republicans say that they have a plan to pass it regardless.

President's former press secretary hints that Obama may veto the pipeline.

In a 59 to 41 vote, the U.S. Senate narrowly voted to reject the Keystone XL pipeline Tuesday evening after several hours of intense debate.

It appears the pro-pipeline coalition in the Senate may now be one vote short.

The leader of the First Nation says he will close the reservation's borders to prevent installation of the pipeline

Enbridge, the company behind the 2010 Kalamazoo River spill, has found a way to increase its tar sands capacity without a U.S. permit

The Senate was still one vote shy of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster, or blocking procedure, and pass a companion bill, an aide to a Keystone supporter in that chamber said.

Obama cited pending legal action in Nebraska and said it was hard to evaluate the pipeline proposal until the actual route was known.

Meanwhile, Canada has been heavily mining the Alberta region for tar sands for several years. The consequences are piling up.